tag:headachetreatment.blog.co.uk,2009-11-12:/MokoFeed2009-11-12T07:33:37+01:00tag:headachetreatment.blog.co.uk,2007-12-05:/2007/12/05/not_just_our_minds_and_hearts_but_our_bo~3397535/MejiaJessica2007-12-05T08:31:13+01:002007-12-05T08:31:13+01:00 <p>It was <a href="http://www.afterdowningstreet.com">gratifying</a>, I have to </p> <p>admit, to get a fairly long phone message from Nancy Pelosi’s Policy Director </p> <p>at the end of last week, the latest in a series of back-and-forth calls since I </p> <p>visited Pelosi’s office on the 17th day of my climate emergency fast over three </p> <p>weeks ago. On that day I visited 15 offices of key people in the House and </p> <p>Senate who are dealing with the <a href="http://www.afterdowningstreet.com">global warmin</a>g issue, making efforts, their </p> <p>staffers indicated, to come up with legislation to address this deepening crisis. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://headachetreatment.blog.co.uk/2007/12/05/not_just_our_minds_and_hearts_but_our_bo~3397535/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:headachetreatment.blog.co.uk,2007-11-09:/2007/11/09/patients_with_migraine_headaches_tested_~3267971/MejiaJessica2007-11-09T02:47:01+01:002007-11-09T02:47:01+01:00 <p>Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a new treatment for migraine headaches: occipital nerve stimulation, a surgical procedure in which an implanted neurostimulator delivers electrical impulses to nerves under the skin at the base of the head at the back of the neck. </p> <p>This therapy may help migraine sufferers who do not respond to other available therapies, or who cannot tolerate the side effects of existing medications. </p> <p>"The purpose of the randomized, double-blinded study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of occipital nerve stimulation as a treatment for refractory migraine headache," says Dr. Sandeep Amin, Rush study investigator and anesthesiologist who surgically implants the device in the two-visit operation. </p> <p>Rush is recruiting patients through the Diamond <a href="http://www.headacheupdates.com/migraine/">Headache</a> Clinic and is the only site in Illinois in the trial. </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://headachetreatment.blog.co.uk/2007/11/09/patients_with_migraine_headaches_tested_~3267971/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>